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Mar 08 2010

New Performance Videos

Published by Alex under music, performance, update

Updates are rolling in backwards! Chronological time is overrated…
I wanted to alert you to some videos from last month’s concert in Baltimore. The combination of fantastic performances, an enthusiastic, open-eared audience, and a venue that has really good feng shui (Baltimore people, if you haven’t been to The Metro Gallery, you must stop in for [...]

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Feb 26 2010

Your music is not your music

Published by Alex under inspiration, music, performance, process

Last week I traveled with Molly and Brian to SUNY Fredonia, where we talked with students, played in and coached rehearsals, and had a concert sponsored by the Ethos New Music Society which included several compositions of mine, as well as works by Per Boland and Lei Liang. Thanks to Rob Deemer for being a [...]

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Jan 30 2010

Performer Interview #7: Joshua Roman, cello

Published by Alex under music, performer interview

Dubbed a “Classical Rock Star” by the press, cellist Joshua Roman has earned a national reputation for performing a wide range of repertoire with an absolute commitment to communicating the essence of the music at its most organic level. Current season engagements include debuts with the Albany, Arkansas, and Santa Barbara Symphonies, the New Philharmonic [...]

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Jan 26 2010

Performer Interview #6: Kelli Kathman, flute

Published by Alex under music, performer interview

Kelli Kathman attends the Graduate Center of the City University of New York where she is a doctoral student of Tara Helen O’Connor. Kelli also holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the Eastman School of Music and a Master’s Degree from Yale University. She regularly performs with new music ensembles Signal and Alarm Will Sound and [...]

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Jan 22 2010

Performer Interview #5: Alicia Lee, clarinet

Published by Alex under music, performer interview

Born into a musical family, Alicia Lee grew up in Michigan where she began her musical studies on the violin and piano at age 4. She made the switch to clarinet at the age of 12. Her orchestral appearances include the Spoleto festivals in Italy and America, the Lucerne Festival Academy, the New [...]

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Jan 17 2010

Performer Interview #4: Benjamin Beirs, guitar

Published by Alex under music, performer interview

Hi Everyone! For those of you who may be tuning in for the first time, this series of performer interviews is acting as a countdown to the February 3 Mobtown Modern concert in Baltimore. Come and meet everyone in person, it will be fun!!
If you are inspired by these interviews to sponsor a musician, please [...]

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Jan 12 2010

Performer Interview #3: Yuki Numata, violin

Published by Alex under music, performer interview

Yuki Numata is a violinist with “virtuosic flair and dexterous bravery,” according to the New York Times.
Ms. Numata is rapidly gaining attention as a charismatic virtuoso, having performed as a soloist with the New World Symphony, the University at Buffalo’s Slee Sinfonietta, the Wordless Music Orchestra, the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra and the Eastman Philharmonia [...]

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Jan 07 2010

Performer Interview #2: Chris Thompson, percussion

Published by Alex under music, performer interview

Percussionist Chris Thompson is a member of Alarm Will Sound, The American Contemporary Music Ensemble (ACME), The Knights Chamber Orchestra, Line C3 Percussion Group and has performed as a guest with the Metropolitan Opera, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and for On- and Off- Broadway theater, including the New York Productions of Wicked, Phantom of the Opera, [...]

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Jan 03 2010

Performer Interview #1: Brian Sacawa, saxophone

Published by Alex under music, performer interview

Happy 2010 everyone!! To start off the New Year in good and proper Tom Sawyer fashion, I would like to introduce you to the musicians who will be playing in my fast-approaching February 3rd Mobtown Modern concert. Every 4-5 days a new “Performer Interview” will be posted. They have all been asked to answer the [...]

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Dec 16 2009

Let the games begin!

Published by Alex under fun, music, update

This holiday season I am feeling positively festive! Hmmmm, I wonder why. Do you think this sort of thing could be the cause?

Maybe compounded by this joyful event?

Oh wait! I know what else it is! I CAN GET HITCHED NOW!!! Okay, almost. Still exciting!
Whatever the reason, it’s kinda nice to revel in one’s baking urges. [...]

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